lymphangioma /lym·phan·gi·o·ma/ (-o´mah) a tumor composed of newly formed lymph spaces and channels.
cystic lymphangioma,
lymphangioma [lim-fan″je-o´mah]
cystic lymphangioma (sisˈ·tik limˑ·fan·gē·ōˑ·m
),
lymphangioma (limfanjēō´m
),
cavernous lymphangioma
1. a deeply seated lymphangioma composed of cavernous lymphatic spaces and occurring in the head or neck.
2. cystic hygroma.
cystic lymphangioma cystic hygroma.
| cystic lymphangioma n. A condition characterized by a fairly circumscribed group of several cystlike dilated vessels or spaces lined with endothelium and filled with lymph. |
cystic lymphangioma,
a cystic growth formed by lymph vessels, usually congenital and occurring most frequently in the neck, axilla, or groin of children. Also called cystic hygroma, lymphangioma cysticum.
lymphangioma [lim-fan″je-o´mah]
a benign tumor composed of newly formed lymph spaces and channels. adj., adj lymphangio´matous.
lymphangioma caverno´sum (cavernous lymphangioma)
1. a deeply situated lymphangioma, composed of cavernous lymphatic spaces, and always occurring in the neck or axilla.
2. cystic hygroma.
lymphangioma circumscrip´tum a cutaneous lymphangioma more superficial than the cavernous type, usually localized upper portion of the limbs, the axillary or inguinal folds, or the oral mucosa, especially the tongue; it consists of a grapelike group of thin-walled translucent lymph-filled vesicles that sometimes have a wartlike surface.
cystic lymphangioma (lymphangioma cys´ticum) cystic hygroma.
simple lymphangioma (lymphangioma sim´plex) one composed of small lymphatic channels that occurs subcutaneously in the head and neck region, in the axilla, and sometimes in internal organs. Superficial lesions are slightly raised or sometimes nodular; deeper lesions are sharply circumscribed, compressible, and gray to pink in color.
cystic lymphangioma (sisˈ·tik limˑ·fan·gē·ōˑ·m
),n congenital condition in which the lymph vessels form a cystic growth; usually occurs in the groin, neck, or axilla. Also called
cystic hygroma and
lym-phangioma cysticum.
cystic hygroma and
lym-phangioma cysticum.
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Cystic lymphangioma.
lymphangioma (limfanjēō´m
),n a benign neoplasm of the lymph vessels characterized by lymph vessel proliferation.
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Lymphangioma.
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